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The semi-annual Drug Enforcement Administration sponsored National Drug Take Back Day is coming up this Saturday, April 30th, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office will once again be participating in the event.  Anyone who wishes to dispose of expired, unwanted or unused pills can bring them to the lobby of the Sheriff’s Office, located at 1170 Michigan Road in Port Huron Township.  Simply come into the lobby and empty your pills from their container into the collection box.  We are only able to accept pills.  No liquids, creams, syringes or inhalers.

The event is sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Once the event is over, law enforcement agencies from across the nation will turn over the pills to the DEA for incineration.

“We are happy to provide this service to our citizens,” said Sheriff Mat King.  “This is a great way to dispose of unwanted or expired pills.  It keeps them from getting into the wrong hands or into our drinking water.”

Over 3200 pounds of pills have been collected for disposal at the Sheriff’s Office over the past 21 Drug Take Back Events.

Residents who are unable to make it on Saturday can turn in their pills at the Sheriff’s Office during normal business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

For more information regarding the National Drug Take Back Day, go to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s website at www.dea.gov.

Submitted by the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office

 

Operation Transformation and Blue Water Area Churches are holding their annual National Day of Prayer Service on May 5th. The service starts at noon in the north McMorran parking lot.

The National Day of Prayer was established through a joint resolution of the United States Congress and President Harry S. Truman in 1952 to encourage Americans to exercise their rights to freedom of speech and religious expression.

Operation Transformation and Blue Water Area Churches sponsor this local event annually to gather the community for corporate prayer. This year’s service will be a drive-in event with people parking in the north McMorran lot on Bard Street in Port Huron. Audio for the service will be available by tuning into 90.7 Hope FM.

The theme for this year’s National Day of Prayer service is Exalt the Lord.

For more information, visit the events page <HERE>.

Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand

 

Have you ever had to make a choice between buying groceries or paying your electric bill? Food insecurity is a real problem for many people in St. Clair County, and today’s guests, Heather Bearden (Food Bank of Eastern Michigan) & Heather Fagan (Seed & Soul Society), share how the organizations they work with are trying to help.

In this episode we talk about:

• What is food insecurity?
• How can people get the help they need?
• Are food stamps/Bridge cards enough?
• How communities can come together to provide healthy food option
• Food deserts and urban gardens
• The Community Resource Fair on May 13, 2022 from 10 AM – 1 PM

Learn more about Food Bank of Eastern Michigan here:

https://www.fbem.org/

Learn more about Seed & Soul Society here:

https://s3ph.square.site/

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